2010 nechako valley regional report
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After Convocation each year a series of regional reports are produced which are customized to regions across northern BC. These reports celebrate local grads, award winners, research activities, and other stories relevant to the area. Reports designed for communities with or close to UNBC's regional campuses also feature listings of upcoming local courses.TRANSCRIPT
NECHAKO VALLEY & LAKES DISTRICT 2010
Vanderhoof
Tyrell ArnoldMEd Counselling
Kristina CandlineBScN Nursing
Tracy FroeseBEd Education
Troy LeMoigneBComm Marketing
Corinne LucykMEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Lauren MakinBA English
Christopher RussellBSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Jaclyn SilverBEd Education
Cameron SimpsonMBA
Jennifer SwalesBA History
Sonja WallBScN Nursing
Teria WiebeBComm General Business
Sara YoungBSW Social Work
Dillon AdelmanRaven Bursary
Amanda ByersUNBC Scholars Program
Sarah ChampagneUNBC Scholars – renewed
Jay ColsonNorthern Undergraduate Student Society Bursary
Katelyn DittaroMarjorie W. Poff Scholarship, Petro-Canada Undergraduate Award in Environmental Study
David EgliRaven Bursary
Sylvia EloUNBC In-Course Bursary
Erica ErasmusUNBC Scholars Program
Vanessa FunkUNBC Scholars – renewed
Amy HawleyUNBC In-Course Bursary
Alana KulcharDr. Alvin and Mrs. Janey Mooney Scholarship, McGeachy Charitable Foundation – Vanderhoof Community Scholarship, Raven Scholarship
Chet MechamCanfor Legacy Undergraduate Scholarship, UNBC Scholars – renewed
Tannis ReynoldsCelena John Bursary, Sophie Thomas Bursary
Sarah ScheffersUNBC Transfer Student Award
Jaclyn SilverGorton Family Scholarship, Mary Affleck Memorial Bursary
Dana ThomsenUNBC In-Course Scholarship
Sonja WallR.T. Wilson Rural and Remote Nursing Clinical Practicum Bursary
Teria WiebeUNBC In-Course Bursary
Graduates
Award Recipients
Stevie AnatoleBSW Social Work
Amber HampeBEd Education
Carla HowellDiploma in First Nations Language and Culture, Diploma in First Nations Language – Carrier
Jo Anne LeonDiploma in First Nations Language and Culture
Kelly MacGillivrayBEd Education
Crystal MusfeltBEd Education
Brandon PrinceBComm Finance
Sara SamDiploma in First Nations Language and Culture
Christina SmithMBA
Jacqueline SolesBEd Education
Graduates
Fort St. James
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Lauretta HunterMEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Beverly IsaacBA First Nations Studies
Lora-Lee PachecoCertificate in Rural Acute Care Nursing
Graduates
Fraser Lake
Eric CarriereUNBC Scholars – renewed
Rebekah HarrisUNBC Scholars Program
Darren LindenbergerCanfor Legacy Undergraduate Scholarship, CN Nationwide Scholarship, UNBC Scholars – renewed
Award Recipients
From left: Rebekah Harris, Bradley Deveau, Morgan Paulson, Erica Erasmus, and Amanda Byers
Bradley DeveauUNBC Leadership Award, UNBC Scholars Program
Amber HampeBC Northern Real Estate Board Award
Nicole LodgeNorthern Capital Sports Society Award
Rae MarchalUNBC Scholars – renewed
Robin LundKPMG Scholarship, UNBC Scholars – renewed
Bianca MichellMinerva Foundation Award
Heather MitchellRaven Scholarship, UNBC Leadership Award
Brandon PrinceBMO Bank of Montreal Aboriginal Scholarship, Vancouver Foundation First Nations Bursary
Jennifer SalokannelMulticultural Heritage Society of Prince George Bursary
Award Recipients
UNBC Scholars AwardsFirst-year students Amanda Byers and Erica Erasmus of Vanderhoof, Rebekah Harris of Fraser Lake, Bradley Deveau of Fort St. James, and Morgan Paulson of Burns Lake all have the chance to earn a UNBC degree tuition-free after receiving UNBC Scholars awards this past year.
Roberta AlecCertificate in First Nations Language – Carrier
Teresa Benedict-WelshBEd Education
Elizabeth BerlinMScN Family Nurse Practitioner
Frances BrownCertificate in First Nations Language – Carrier
Neil deHoogBSc Geography
Georgina EricksonCertificate First Nations Language – Carrier
Brendan FinchBSc Psychology
Lucy FortinCertificate in First Nations Language – Carrier
Corbin GreeningBA First Nations Studies
Dustin KingBSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bernadette LacerteCertificate in First Nations Language – Carrier
Rosalie MacDonaldCertificate in First Nations Language – Carrier
Beatrice MichellCertificate in First Nations Language – Carrier
Jennifer PangerlBScN Nursing
Barbara PatrickCertificate in First Nations Language – Carrier
Joanna PooleyBSc Psychology
Krystin St JeanBSc Outdoor Recreation and Conservation
Melissa StearnsBA Resource-Based Tourism
Kelly TizyaCertificate in First Nations Language – Carrier
Jacqueline WilliamsCertificate in First Nations Language – Carrier
Graduates
Burns Lake
Pamela AndersonUNBC Transfer Student Award
Lisa CloseUNBC Masters Tuition Scholarship
Rebecca ComeauUNBC In-Course Scholarship
Amy CorfeRaven Bursary
Dustin KingUNBC In-Course Scholarship
Kaleigh MilinazzoUNBC Scholars – renewed
Morgan PaulsonUNBC Scholars Program
Eva ThompsonChristopher Desjardins Memorial Bursary, Talisman Energy Scholarship for Aboriginal Students
Christopher UngerUNBC Scholars – renewed
Lee van der KampTD Bank Financial Group Bursary
Award Recipients
Sarah JohnsonBA English
Murray SholtyMBA
Graduates
Fort Fraser
Patricia PrinceBA First Nations Studies
Graduate
Takla Lake
832 students graduated from UNBC this year, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to 8,350. Convocation ceremonies took place in Prince George, Quesnel, Grande Prairie, Terrace, Gitwinksihlkw, and Prince Rupert.
CONGRATULATIONS GRADS!Christopher Russell of Vanderhoof
Corbin Greening of Burns Lake
Teria Wiebe of Vanderhoof Beverly Isaac of Fraser Lake
Lauren Makin of Vanderhoof
and Sarah Johnson of Fort Fraser
Crystal Musfelt of Fort St. James
Sonja Wall of Vanderhoof
Murray Sholty of Fort Fraser Grads from Fort St. James
Cameron Simpson of Vanderhoof and Christina
Simpson of Fort St. James
UNBC in the Nechako Valley & Lakes District
UNBC Courses in Burns Lake
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Education 602-4Quantitative Research Design & Analysis
English 430Special Topics in Canadian Literature
First Nations Studies 322Advanced Composition & Conversation Level 2
First Nations Studies 420Developing Language Materials
First Nations Studies 421First Nations Songs & Poetry
Political Science 403Social & Health Policy & Administration
Social Work 422Child Welfare Practice
Social Work 426Current Issues in Child Welfare
Social Work 456Family Caring Systems
Social Work 620Policy Making/Human Services
Anthropology 201Medical Anthropology
Education 606Leading for Change
English 340Postcolonial Literature
First Nations Studies 100Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management 414Polar Tourism & Recreation
Social Work 336Philosophy and Ethics
Social Work 421Human Growth and Development
Social Work 457Individual & Community Wellness
September to December 2010
January to April 2011
Course availability is subject to change.
More UNBC Courses
UNBC offers academic courses online and Continuing Studies courses locally.
www.unbc.ca/programs
Free CoursesUNBC recently offered free courses for Aboriginal, unemployed, and low income residents in Vanderhoof. The Business Development Assistants certificate program is part of the federally-financed Community Adjustment Fund. “Participants learned how to start their own business, expand an existing business, or work with other businesses and economic developers,” says Program Coordinator Titi Kunkel.
Cancer ResearchDustin King, a UNBC Biochemistry and Molecular Biology student from Burns Lake, won a Studentship from the BC Cancer Agency to conduct Molecular Biology research at UNBC this summer. King is investigating the way certain RNA molecules create conditions conducive to the spread of cancer in the body.
Carbon Footprint ReductionThe Stellat’en First Nation recently recruited UNBC environmental scientist Stephen Déry to help their community of Stellaquo, located west of Fraser Lake, reduce its carbon emissions. To do this, Dr. Déry borrowed a concept from the popular television series “The Biggest Loser,” but challenged the approximately 500 Stellat’en from the area to shed emissions and particulate, rather than excess weight.
• 4,332 students in academic programs.
• 2,003 students in Continuing Studies courses.
• 927 scholarships and bursaries worth $2 million.
• 832 students graduated in 2010, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to nearly 8,350.
• More than half of UNBC alumni live and work in northern BC.
UNBC Facts www.unbc.ca/about
UNBC Highlights 2009/2010• The UNBC men’s basketball
team scored UNBC’s first national championship this year after going 17-1 during the season and capturing the provincial title.
• John MacDonald, co-founder of MacDonald Dettwiler, is UNBC’s fifth chancellor. The Prince Rupert native and CEO of BC-based solar company Day4 Energy is a champion of BC’s renewable energy.
• UNBC is actively implementing a $15 million bioenergy program at the Prince George campus that could give the core campus the smallest carbon footprint of any Canadian university by this time next year.